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Facing high Trump tariffs, Africa's leading economy says it's close to a new trade deal with China

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — China and South Africa signed a framework agreement for a new trade deal on Friday as Africa's leading economy looks to other options following the high import tariffs...

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Stellantis selling stake in battery plant joint venture in Ontario to partner

WINDSOR — Automaker Stellantis is selling its stake in its joint venture battery manufacturing plant in Ontario to its partner, LG Energy Solution. Financial terms of the agreement were not immediately...

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Oman says it mediated indirect talks between Iran and the United States

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Oman says it mediated indirect talks between Iran and the United States. The Associated Press

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Convoy believed to be carrying American officials leaves site of Iran-US talks in Muscat, Oman

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Convoy believed to be carrying American officials leaves site of Iran-US talks in Muscat, Oman. The Associated Press

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Statistics Canada set to release January jobs numbers

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release jobs figures for January this morning. A Reuters poll of economists expects employers added 7,000 jobs in the first month of 2026, good enough to keep the...

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Statistics Canada set to release January jobs numbers

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release jobs figures for January this morning. A Reuters poll of economists expects employers added 7,000 jobs in the first month of 2026, good enough to keep the...

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'I can't afford cooking gas,' shutdown of Kenya's Koko biofuel firm wipes out clean cooking options

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — It was designed to be as simple as buying airtime: a quick tap on the dispenser, a few shillings and a cooking canister refilled. Now, more than 3,000 Koko fuel supply points across...

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Cash-strapped Lebanon finds itself sitting on a gold mine, as precious metal prices surge

BOURJ HAMMOUD, Lebanon (AP) — Tiny Lebanon sits on one of the largest gold reserves in the Middle East and its government is weighing whether it can use that stockpile to restore a crippled economy while...

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A convoy believed to be carrying American officials arrives for Iran-US talks in Muscat, Oman

MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — A convoy believed to be carrying American officials arrives for Iran-US talks in Muscat, Oman. The Associated Press

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Bitcoin bounces and world shares are mixed after Wall Street is slammed by tech losses

HONG KONG (AP) — World shares were mixed Friday after Wall Street extended losses driven by heavy selling of technology stocks. . The price of bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency,...

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